Mouldy.
Okay forget for a minute that the Province is paying a special few 80 plus cents a KWH and that those folks can buy that same power back for a tenth of the price. As if..
Forget even the Hydro Monstrosity that has been built to blunder and waste. There are now so many individual components of Hydro all charging their different rates that it is virtually impossible to keep the players straight.
But forget all that.
The fact remains that the ordinary consumer is seeing his Hydro costs double and triple with no end in sight for future double digit increases. This along with increased HST, Environmental Fees, other Provincial and Municipal fees etc etc.
But Dear Reader, there is a neat answer to this in regard to the cost of Hydro.
As has been reported in an earlier Blog and in the news, Ontario could purchase all the Energy it needs from our neighbouring provinces of Manitoba and Quebec for a very reasonable 5 - 6 cents per kwh. At such a cost, there would be no need for the doubling and tripling of Hydro Bills.
Why is this not being done? McGuinty and his lackies at Queen's Park state that they are going the Green Route to position Ontario for the future. Some positioning. This is the same bunch that brought Ontario to its knees as a Have-not Province for the first time in the History of Confederation. Even Bob Rae was not successful in doing that.
Plus what can be more greener than Hydro (read water) Power from our neighbouring provinces? Nothing.
But to top things off, it has now been reported that we are selling our surplus Green Power to Quebec and the USA at not only a loss, but at prices less than 5- 6 cents per kwh.
In December alone the loss incurred by Ontario for such sales exceeded $50 million.
What to do?
I know - you'll say vote McGuinty and Co. out but that is a year away and there is no telling what Hudak and his PCs will do if and when they replace him.
We need to write / call / visit our MPP representatives and let them know what we think of this stupidity.
We need to write letters of complaint to the local newspapers and voice our concerns on radio talk shows.
Will we? Not likely.
Will McGuinty get replaced at year end? Quite Likely.
Will Hydro Rates go down? Not likely.
As I see it...
'Galagher'
